- Title Pages
- Associate Editors
- To Rosalie and Tricia
- Preface
- Contributors
- 30 Cancers of the Nasal Cavity and Paranasal Sinuses
- 31 Nasopharyngeal Cancer
- 32 Cancer of the Larynx
- 33 Cancer of the Lung
- 34 Pleural and Peritoneal Neoplasms
- 35 Cancers of the Oral Cavity and Pharynx
- 36 Esophageal Cancer
- 37 Stomach Cancer
- 38 Cancer of the Pancreas
- 39 Liver Cancer
- 40 Biliary Tract Cancer
- 41 Cancers of the Small Intestine
- 42 Cancers of the Colon and Rectum
- 43 Anal Cancer
- 44 The Leukemias
- 45 Hodgkin Lymphoma
- 46 Non-Hodgkin Lymphoma
- 47 Multiple Myeloma
- 48 Bone Cancer
- 49 Soft Tissue Sarcoma
- 50 Thyroid Cancer
- 51 Breast Cancer
- 52 Ovarian Cancer
- 53 Endometrial Cancer
- 54 Cervical Cancer
- 55 Cancers of the Vulva and Vagina
- 56 Choriocarcinoma
- 57 Renal Cancer
- 58 Bladder Cancer
- 59 Prostate Cancer
- 60 Testicular Cancer
- 61 Penile Cancer
- 62 Nervous System
- 63 Cutaneous and Ocular Melanoma
- 64 Keratinocyte Carcinomas (Basal and Squamous Cell Carcinomas of the Skin)
- 65 Cancers in Children
- 66 Multiple Primary Cancers
- Index
Prostate Cancer
Prostate Cancer
- Chapter:
- (p.1128) 59 Prostate Cancer
- Source:
- Cancer Epidemiology and Prevention
- Author(s):
ELIZABETH A. PLATZ
EDWARD GIOVANNUCCI
- Publisher:
- Oxford University Press
Prostate cancer is the most commonly diagnosed cancer in American men and its incidence is rising internationally. Although intensively studied, little is known conclusively about its causes, with the exception of older age, African-American racial group, and family history of prostate cancer. This chapter reviews the epidemiology of prostate cancer. Topics covered include classification, demographic patterns, environmental and host risk factors, pathogenesis, and preventive measures.
Keywords: prostate, men, cancer risk, cancer epidemiology, cancer prevention, causes, family history
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- Title Pages
- Associate Editors
- To Rosalie and Tricia
- Preface
- Contributors
- 30 Cancers of the Nasal Cavity and Paranasal Sinuses
- 31 Nasopharyngeal Cancer
- 32 Cancer of the Larynx
- 33 Cancer of the Lung
- 34 Pleural and Peritoneal Neoplasms
- 35 Cancers of the Oral Cavity and Pharynx
- 36 Esophageal Cancer
- 37 Stomach Cancer
- 38 Cancer of the Pancreas
- 39 Liver Cancer
- 40 Biliary Tract Cancer
- 41 Cancers of the Small Intestine
- 42 Cancers of the Colon and Rectum
- 43 Anal Cancer
- 44 The Leukemias
- 45 Hodgkin Lymphoma
- 46 Non-Hodgkin Lymphoma
- 47 Multiple Myeloma
- 48 Bone Cancer
- 49 Soft Tissue Sarcoma
- 50 Thyroid Cancer
- 51 Breast Cancer
- 52 Ovarian Cancer
- 53 Endometrial Cancer
- 54 Cervical Cancer
- 55 Cancers of the Vulva and Vagina
- 56 Choriocarcinoma
- 57 Renal Cancer
- 58 Bladder Cancer
- 59 Prostate Cancer
- 60 Testicular Cancer
- 61 Penile Cancer
- 62 Nervous System
- 63 Cutaneous and Ocular Melanoma
- 64 Keratinocyte Carcinomas (Basal and Squamous Cell Carcinomas of the Skin)
- 65 Cancers in Children
- 66 Multiple Primary Cancers
- Index
